16Synonyms found for duplicate

Word Origin & History

duplicate early 15c., from L. duplicatus, pp. of duplicare "to double," from duo "two" + plicare "to fold" see ply (v.)). The noun is first recorded 1530s. The verb is attested from 1620s. Related: Duplicated; duplicating.

Example Sentences for duplicate

The number of duplicate claims among patents is far too high.

US farmers and ranchers are also plunking down thousands of dollars to duplicate prize bulls, cows, and pigs.

The team set out to duplicate the chemistry within interstellar clouds in the laboratory.